Dosa is one of the most wholesome South Indian dishes that can be enjoyed any time of day, whether for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. What if you could elevate the dish by adding protein using kala chana, or black chickpeas?
On May 29, chef Kunal Kapoor shared his unique and delicious recipe for kala chana dosa. He posted the recipe with the caption, “A perfectly crisp kala chana dosa is wholesome comfort at its best.” Here’s how to make kala chana dosa and the ingredients needed:
Time needed: 30 minutes
Serves: Six people
Ingredients
Black chickpeas – ½ cup
Ginger, thin slices – Three nos (½ inch)
Green chillies – Two nos
Garlic cloves – Six to seven
Cumin – One tsp
Salt – to taste
Coriander leaves – handful
Semolina – ½ cup
Curd – ¼ cup
Curry leaves – a sprig
Water – One cup
Oil – to cook
Garlic cloves – Five nos
Green chillies – Two nos
Salt – a pinch
Cumin – 1 tsp
Mint leaves – handful
Coriander leaves – handful
Salt – a pinch
Turmeric – a pinch
Curd, thick – One cup
Cucumber, small – One no
Mustard Oil, optional – One tbsp
Method
- For the batter, soak chana overnight, then blend it with ginger, green chilli, garlic, jeera, salt, coriander leaves, sooji, dahi, curry leaves, and water. The batter is ready.
- Keep the batter at rest for at least 20 minutes.
- Heat a tawa over medium heat. You can lightly grease the surface with oil if needed. Pour a ladleful of the batter onto the centre of the skillet. Using the back of the ladle, spread the batter in a circular motion to form a thin dosa.
- Drizzle a little oil or ghee around the edges of the dosa and a bit on top. Cook until the bottom side becomes golden brown and crisp.
- Once the dosa is cooked, remove it from the tawa and serve it hot with some dahi chutney.
- For chutney, pound garlic cloves, green chillies, cumin seeds, and salt in a mortar and pestle or a grinding stone. You can even use a mixer grinder.
- Now, add some mint leaves, coriander leaves, a little salt and turmeric powder.
- Add this chutney mix to 1 cup of dahi, and add grated cucumber and some mustard oil. Mix them well. Serve the dahi chutney with dosa.
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